Abstract: The soft bodied structures and systems for controlling such devices are described herein. The soft bodied structures can, through a series of soft hydraulic actuators, move from a first position to a second position by a somersaulting motion. The system can include connecting to a first contact point of the surface using a surface attachment. The rigidity of the controllably resistive material can then be increased. The medial hydraulic actuators can be actuated to expand the exterior medial surface, creating a bend. The device can then attach to a second contact point using the surface attachment and the end portion actuator of the unattached end portion. Then, the surface attachment of the first attached end portion can detach. The medial hydraulic actuators and the controllably resistive material can then relax, followed by detaching the surface attachment of the second attached end portion.

Abstract: Systems and methods testing a power protection relay include a merging unit to receive signals from an electric power delivery system. The merging unit includes a test signal input to receive test signals from a testing device, a relay output to output at least one of the test signals to a power protection relay, a distribution output to output at least another of the test signals to one or more additional merging units, and a switch subsystem to route the test signal to the relay output or the distribution output.

Abstract: Pillar apparatus for use with vehicles are disclosed. A disclosed vehicle includes a roof and a roof side rail including an inner panel that extends along a side of the roof. The vehicle also includes a pillar having an outer panel that extends along the side of the roof and is coupled between the roof and the inner panel. The pillar includes a structural feature positioned on the outer panel. The structural feature is configured to cause the outer panel to form a bend that distributes a first load onto an area of the inner panel to prevent the inner panel from tearing during a first vehicle impact event in which the first load is imparted on the outer panel.

Abstract: A sound attenuating engine exhaust system and methods are provided for directing exhaust gases away from an internal combustion engine of a vehicle and attenuating undesirable exhaust sounds during engine operation. The sound attenuating engine exhaust system comprises an exhaust inlet configured to receive exhaust gases from the internal combustion engine. A first resonator coupled with the exhaust inlet is configured to dampen at least one frequency of exhaust sound waves by way of destructive wave interference. The first resonator includes an exhaust outlet for directing the exhaust gases out of the first resonator. A second resonator is coupled with the first resonator and configured to dampen one or more frequencies of exhaust sound waves by way of a combination of destructive wave interference and Helmholtz resonance. Hangers facilitate attaching the sound attenuating engine exhaust system to an undercarriage of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle seat having a drive device for driving a adjustment kinematics of the vehicle seat may have an adjustment arm, and a tensioning device. The drive device may have a pinion which can be rotated about a pinion rotation axis and which is in toothed engagement with a tooth segment of the adjustment arm. The tensioning device pretensions the adjustment arm so that the tooth segment is pretensioned in the direction of the pinion. The tensioning device has at least one sliding element which is in abutment with the adjustment arm. During an actuation of the height adjustment kinematics, the at least one sliding element slides along the adjustment arm. The sliding element is resiliently pretensioned by a resilient element.

Abstract: Disclosed in one embodiment are a device for measuring water level by using a capacitive technique, and a method therefor. A device for measuring water level comprises: an electrode unit which includes a first electrode and a second electrode arranged in parallel in a lengthwise direction, and which allow voltages to be applied to the first electrode and the second electrode; and a control unit for measuring the applied voltages, calculating the amount of reference charging time it takes to reach a second voltage from a predetermined first voltage on the basis of the measured voltages, and determining water level on the basis of the calculated reference charging time.

Abstract: A release device for a jarring tool includes a collet positioned between the mandrel of the jarring tool and a trigger sleeve. At least one end of the collet is in contact with a precompressed spring via a bushing. In order for the jarring tool to operate, a force greater than the precompressed force of the spring must be applied to the mandrel so that the collet can move in axial direction against the spring thereby releasing the mandrel.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a service request from a vehicle within a geographic area, receiving a first set of data from the vehicle comprising a position of the vehicle within the geographic area, a direction that the vehicle is facing, and a field of view for an augmented reality display associated with the vehicle, obtaining historical traffic data associated with the geographic area, identifying one or more traffic infrastructures within the field of view of the augmented reality display based on a map associated with the geographic area, the historical traffic data, the position of the vehicle, and the direction the vehicle is facing, generating an augmented reality image for the one or more traffic infrastructures based on the historical traffic data and the field of view of the augmented reality display, and sending the augmented reality image to the vehicle.

Abstract: Line-mounted devices for determining fault magnitude in an electric power delivery system even under current-transformer (CT) saturation are disclosed herein. Fault magnitude is calculated using unsaturated regions of a current waveform captured by the line-mounted device. The method of determining the unsaturated regions is computationally efficient. Fictitious peaks are removed, and the unsaturated regions are determined based on fractions of the valid peaks. Fault current magnitude is calculated using sample values in the unsaturated regions.

Abstract: A battery pack assembly includes a plurality of battery cells and a pair of elongated connector terminal plates. Each battery cell has a terminal side and an opposite floor side. A pair of terminals extend from each of the plurality of battery cells on the terminal side. Each of the pair of elongated connector terminal plates includes an upper and a lower elongated terminal connector. The upper and lower elongated terminal connector plates of each of the pair of elongated connector terminal plates are configured to independently move between an aligned position and an engaged position such that in the engaged position the pair of elongated connector terminal plates retain the plurality of battery cells and in the aligned position the pair of elongated connector terminal plates are removed from the battery pack releasing the plurality of battery cells.

Abstract: A semiconductor device package and method of manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor device package includes a substrate, a semiconductor die and a first encapsulant. The substrate includes a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a first edge and a second edge connecting the first surface to the second surface. The first edge is shorter than the second edge. The semiconductor die is disposed on the first surface of the substrate. The first encapsulant is disposed on the first surface of the substrate and encapsulates the semiconductor die. The first encapsulant includes at least one first lock portion extending from the first surface to the second surface and penetrating through the substrate via the first edge.

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns an array of chemical and electrochemical treatment cells. The cells include electrochemical cells that individually include a plating tank, a power supply, and an anode. A flight bar for supporting a cathode is moved from one tank to another for treating and plating a cathode surface. Within an electrochemical tank, the power supply operates a circuit with metal ions being eroded from the anode and being deposited onto the cathode surface. A plating apparatus is configured to simultaneously provide mechanical support, a cathodic connection, and agitation to a cathode in a plating tank. The plating apparatus includes an agitator which rotates the cathode about a fixed pivot connection to provide motion along a lateral axis and a vertical axis.

Abstract: An electrically powered, self-propelled cart for safely delivering heavy loads, such as concrete, within job sites with unlevel, irregular, or sloped terrain. A cargo bucket is tiltable over front drive wheels for transporting and dumping cargo. Electric drive motors associated with a transaxle propel wheels at a selectable speed in response to an electric control module. A steering column rotates in response to manually operated handle bars and activates a sensor to generate signals delivered to the control module for throttle adjustments. The sensor may be a linear potentiometer, a rotary differential transformer or a rotary encoder or shaft encoder measuring angular displacement. Extreme steering displacements will electrically reduce cart speed notwithstanding the previous speed setting chosen by the operator through the steering column.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein generally relate to a battery pack assembly. The battery pack assembly includes a housing and a plurality of battery cells. The housing includes a pair of sidewalls and a pair of end walls that define a cavity, and a pair of lids. Each lid of the pair of lids has an interior surface and each lid of the pair of lids moves between an open position and a closed position. A plurality of terminal connectors are positioned on each inner surface of each of the pair of lids. The plurality of battery cells are positioned within the cavity. Each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells has a pair of terminals. When each lid is in the closed position, each of the plurality of terminal connectors are communicatively coupled to a corresponding terminal of the pair of terminals of each battery cell.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a water-blocking device including a water-blocking plate installed on a floor of a passage, rails installed on both sidewalls of the floor, and a driving part configured to lift and lower the water-blocking plate, wherein, when the driving part is operated, the water-blocking plate is lifted and lowered along the rails.

Abstract: Systems and methods to detect that a protective device is operating outside of a time inverse overcurrent tolerance region are described. For example, a central monitoring station may obtain a time inverse overcurrent tolerance region of a protective device on a power line. The central monitoring station may obtain a fault magnitude measurement and a fault duration measurement of a wireless line sensor on the power line. The central monitoring station may determine that the protective device is operating outside of the tolerance region based at least in part on the fault magnitude measurement and the fault duration measurement. The central monitoring station may provide a signal indicating that there is a potential issue with the protective device.

Abstract: A substrate structure includes a wiring structure, a first bump pad, a second bump pad and a compensation structure. The wiring structure includes a plurality of redistribution layers. The first bump pad and the second bump pad are bonded to and electrically connected to the wiring structure. An amount of redistribution layers disposed under the first bump pad is greater than an amount of redistribution layers disposed under the second bump pad. The compensation structure is disposed under the second bump pad.

Abstract: Methods and systems for leveling a headlamp of a vehicle on a ground surface using a portable device may include determining, by a processor and a leveling software application tool of the portable device, a zero reference earth plane of the ground surface on which the vehicle is disposed, setting the zero reference earth plane as a vehicle longitudinal axis of the vehicle with respect to the ground surface, determining a current illumination axis of the headlamp based on a feedback from the headlamp received by the portable device, and generating a calibration level angle based on a comparison of the vehicle longitudinal axis and the current illumination axis.

Abstract: An injecting assembly includes a nozzle that is formed with a mixture channel, a mixture opening communicating with the mixture channel, a shaper channel, and a shaper opening communicating with the shaper channel. A mixture of a precursor and a supercritical fluid (SCF) passes through the mixture channel. Waves of the mixture are periodically injected toward a surface of a substrate at the mixture opening. A stream of a shaping fluid flows through the shaper channel and is injected toward the substrate at the shaper opening. The stream of the shaping fluid confines the waves of the mixture. Molecules of the precursor penetrate into the substrate by impact of the wave fronts reaching the surface of the substrate. The molecules of the precursor can react with molecules of a material of the substrate to improve surface properties of the substrate.

Abstract: An absorption liquid regeneration apparatus includes: a regeneration tower for regenerating a CO2 absorption liquid; a reflux water drum configured to separate released gas from the regeneration tower into CO2 gas and condensed water, and return the condensed water to the regeneration tower; and a cleaning part installed in a gas-phase part of the reflux water drum or in a CO2 flow passage through which the CO2 gas having flowed from the gas-phase part flows, and configured to remove a CO2 absorption agent contained in the CO2 gas by using a cleaning liquid. The cleaning liquid has a lower concentration of the CO2 absorption agent than the condensed water stored in a liquid-phase part of the reflux water drum.